2017 Varsity Shield

2017 Varsity Shield
Countries South Africa
Date 9 February – 10 April 2017
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The 2017 Varsity Shield will be contested from 30 January to 17 April 2017. The tournament (known as the FNB Varsity Shield presented by Steinhoff International for sponsorship reasons) will be the tenth season of the Varsity Shield, an annual inter-university rugby union competition featuring South African universities.

Competition rules and information

There will be seven participating universities in the 2017 Varsity Shield. These teams will play each other once over the course of the season, either home or away.

Teams will receive four points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus points will be awarded to teams that score four or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lose a match by seven points or less. Teams will be ranked by log points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).

The top four teams will qualify for the title play-offs. In the semi-finals, the team that finishes first will have home advantage against the team that finishes fourth, while the team that finishes second will have home advantage against the team that finishes third. The winners of these semi-finals will play each other in the final, at the home venue of the higher-placed team.

Teams

Location of teams in the 2017 Varsity Shield

The following teams will take part in the 2017 Varsity Shield competition:

2017 Varsity Shield teams
Team Name University Stadium
CPUT Cape Peninsula University of Technology CPUT Sports Stadium, Cape Town
Rhodes Rhodes University Rhodes Great Field, Grahamstown
TUT Vikings Tshwane University of Technology TUT Stadium, Pretoria
UFH Blues University of Fort Hare Davidson Rugby Field, Alice
UKZN Impi University of KwaZulu-Natal Howard College Rugby Stadium, Durban
Peter Booysen Sports Park, Pietermaritzburg
UWC University of the Western Cape UWC Sport Stadium, Cape Town
WSU All Blacks Walter Sisulu University Buffalo City Stadium, East London

Standings

The current standings for the 2017 Varsity Shield are:

2017 Varsity Shield standings
Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 CPUT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Rhodes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 TUT Vikings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 UFH Blues 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 UKZN Impi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 UWC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 WSU All Blacks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Matches

The following matches will be played in the 2017 Varsity Shield:[1]

Round One

Bye/s: UKZN Impi

Round Two

Bye/s: TUT Vikings

Round Three

Bye/s: CPUT

Round Four

Bye/s: WSU All Blacks

Round Five

Bye/s: Rhodes

Round Six

Bye/s: UWC

Round Seven

Bye/s: UFH Blues

Semi-Finals

Final

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Varsity Shield Fixtures". Varsity Cup. Archived from the original on 1 December 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2016.

External links

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